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Official Transcript of Proceedings Before the Postal Rate Commission OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE POSTAL RATE COMMISSION In the Matter of: ) ) Docket No.: R2006-1 POSTAL RATE AND FEE CHANGES, ) 2006 VOLUME #18B Designated Written Cross Examination of United States Postal Service Institutional Date: September ii, 2006 Place: Washington, D.C. Pages: 5407 through 5827 HERITAGE REPORTING CORPORATION Official Reporters 1220 L Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington,. D.C. 20005 (202) 628-4888 5407 BEFORE THE POSTAL RATE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20268-0001 Postal Rate and Fee Changes, 2006 Docket No. R2006-1 DESIGNATION OF WRITTEN CROSS-EXAMINATION OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE Interroqatories Advo, Inc. ADVO/USPS-T19-1, 3-5 redirected to USPS NAA/USPS-i VP/USPS-2 Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers MPA/USPS-1-4 MPA/USPS-T25-2b redirected to USPS MPA/USPS-T35-2e redirected to USPS Amazon.corn, Inc. AMZ/USPS-1 AMZ/USPS-T38-25c-d, 31 redirected to USPS Response to Question Posed at Hearing- 8/11/06 (Tr. 8/1997) American Bankers Association and ABA-NAPM/USPS-T22-7, 14b-h redirected to National Association of Presort USPS Mailers ABA-NAPM/USPS-T32-9 redirected to USPS DFS & MSI/USPS-2 MMA/USPS-T32-7b redirected to USPS 5408 Interro.qatodes American Postal Workers Union, ABA-NAPM/USPS-T32-9 redirected to USPS AFL-CIO DBP/USPS-11, 16, 122 DFC/USPS-40 MMA/USPS-21-22 MMA/USPS-T22-34 redirected to USPS NAA/USPS-5 OCA/USPS-23-26, 29, 32-33, 59-60, 63, 68, 98 PostCom/USPS-1 TW/USPS-T32-4a-c redirected to USPS David B. Popkin DBP/USPS-293-369, 454-461,480-482, 488-518, 546-552,562-565, 567, 569-570 Douglas F. Carlson DBP/USPS-340-341,344-345, 353 DFC/USPS-18, 27, 29-45, 47-48 Magazine Publishers of America MPA/USPS-1-4 MPA/USPS-T25-2b redirected to USPS MPA/USPS-T35-2e redirected to USPS Major Mailers Association MMA/USPS-1-20, 23-24, 25a-h, 26-27 MMA/USPS-T22-15, 27-32, 35 redirected to USPS TW/USPS-5-6 Newspaper Association of America AAPS/USPS-T36-3-5, 7 redirected to USPS DBP/USPS-21,40-42, 177-178 DFC/USPS-21, 23 NAA/USPS-3-4 OCA/USPS-2-6, 98-99 PostCom/USPS-1 VP/USPS-1-2 VP/USPS-T3-2, 4 redirected to USPS VP/USPS-T30-3b--d redirected to USPS 5409 Party ¯ Interroqatories Office of the Consumer Advocate DBP/USPS-1-23, 25-31, 33-61, 63-64, 66-78, 81- 90, 91a-d, 92-93, 95-109, 114, 121-122, 124-133, 135-139, 141-150, 151a-b, 152-156, 158-240, 255- 256, 259, 261-262, 264, 266, 271-279, 281-282, 287,289-290, 292, 372, 374-378, 380, 382, 387, 399-412,415, 419-429, 430c, 431-434, 447,449- 450, 462-466,468-471,474-477,483-487, 519, 524b, 525-533, 536-545, 556-561 DFC/USPS-54, 56-57, 64-65, 68 OCA/USPS-1-9, 11-16, 18-21, 23-65, 67-74, 76, 77a-c, e-i, 79-80, 83-91, 93-95, 97-99 OCA/USPS-T14-8 redirected to USPS OCA/USPS-T32-2 redirected to USPS OCA/USPS-T40-1-7, 35f-h, 36-42, 45-48, 52-53, 59-60 redirected to USPS Parcel Shippers Association PSA/USPS-1 PSA/USPS-T42-1-2 redirected to USPS Pitney Bowes Inc. PB/USPS-1-2 PB/USPS-T22-11 redirected to USPS PB/USPS-T32-1-43, 45-52, 59, 61-64 redirected to USPS PB/USPS-T42-10 redirected to USPS PRC/USPS-POIR No.5 - Q4 5410 Party Interroqatories Postal Rate Commission ADVO/USPS-T19-1, 3-5 redirected to USPS DBP/USPS-19, 103, 124, 141 NAA/USPS-1-6 OCA/USPS-23-26, 88-91, 93-94 OCA/USPS-T14-8 redirected to USPS OCA/USPS-T40-3 redirected to USPS Postr’omtUSPS-T26-1b redirected to USPS PRC/USPS-POIR No.1 - Q11, POIR No.2 - Q1 - 4, POIR No.5 - Q4 - 5, POIR No.8 - Q12, POIR No.10- Q01, 07 TW/USPS-6 TW/USPS-T27-7-9 redirected to USPS VP/US-PS-1-3 VP/USPS-T14-2-4, 6-7 redirected to USPS VP/USPS-T30-3b-d redirected to USPS VP/USPS-T44-34a-b redirected to USPS Response to Question Posed at Hearing- 8/11/06 (Tr. 8/1997) Response to Question Posed at Hearing- 8/3/06 (Tr. 2/231-232) Response to Question Posed at Hearing- 8/7/06 (Tr. 4/454-455) Time Warner Inc. MPA/USPS-2-4 TW/USPS-1-6 TW/USPS-T27-7~9 redirected to USPS TW/USPS-T32-2b, 3, 4a-c, 5 redirected to USPS 5411 Party Interroqatories United Parcel Service DBP/USPS-26,223 DFC/USPS-10-12, 45 DFC/USPS-T45-10b redirected to USPS NAA/USPS-6 OCA/USPS-1,44-45, 48, 50 PSA/USPS-T42-1 redirected to USPS UPS/USPS-1-3 UPS/USPS-T15-3-4 redirected to USPS UPS/USPS-T21-19d redirected to USPS UPS/USPS-T23-5(c)(iii) redirected to USPS UPS/USPS-T25-11 redirected to USPS UPS/USPS-T36-1b redirected to USPS Valpak Direct Marketing Systems, VP/USPS-1-3 Inc. and Valpak Dealers’ Association Inc. VP/USPS-T3-2, 4 redirected to USPS VP/USPS-T11-4a redirected to USPS VP/USPS-T14-2-4, 6-7 redirected to USPS VP/USPS-T27-1 redirected to USPS VP/USPS-T30-3b-d redirected to USPS VP/USPS-T36-12b redirected to USPS VP/USPS-T44-34a-b redirected to USPS VP/USPS-T47-1-2 redirected to USPS Respectfully submitted, Steven W. Williams Secretary 5412 INTERROGATORY RESPONSES OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE DESIGNATED AS WRITTEN CROSS-EXAMINATION Interro.qatory Desi.qnatin.q Parties AAPS/USPS-T36-3 redirected to USPS NAA AAPS/USPS-T36-4 redirected to USPS NAA AAPS/USPS-T36-5 redirected to USPS NAA AAPS/USPS-T36-7 redirected to USPS NAA ABA-NAPM/USPS-T22-7 redirected to USPS ABA-NAPM ABA-NAPM/USPS-T22-14b redirected to USPS ABA-NAPM ABA-NAPM/USPS-T22-14c redirected to USPS ABA-NAPM ABA-NAPM/USPS-T22-14d redirected to USPS ABA-NAPM ABA-NAPM/USPS-T22-14e redirected to USPS ABA-NAPM ABA-NAPM/USPS-T22-14f redirected to USPS ABA-NAPM ABA-NAPM/USPS-T22-14g redirected to USPS ABA-NAPM ABA-NAPM/USPS-T22-14h redirected to USPS ABA-NAPM ABA-NAPM/USPS-T32-9 redirected to USPS ABA-NAPM, APWU ADVO/USPS-T19-1 redirected to USPS Advo, PRC ADVO/USPS-T19-3 redirected to USPS Advo, PRC ADVO/USPS-T19-4 redirected to USPS Advo, PRC ADVO/USPS-T19-5 redirected to USPS Advo, PRC AMZ/USPS-1 Amazon AMZ/USPS-T38-25c redirected to USPS Amazon AMZ/USPS-T38-25d redirected to USPS Amazon AMZ/USPS-T38-31 redirected to USPS Amazon DBP/USPS-1 OCA DBP/USPS-2 OCA DBP/USPS-3 OCA DBP/USPS-4 OCA DBP/USPS-5 OCA DBP/USPS-6 OCA DBP/USPS-7 OCA DBP/USPS-8 OCA DBP/USPS-9 OCA DBP/USPS-10 OCA DBP/USPS-11 APWU, OCA DBP/USPS-12 OCA 5413 Interro.qatory Desi.qnatin.q Parties DBP/USPS-13 OCA DBP/USPS-14 OCA DBP/USPS-15 OCA DBP/USPS-16 APWU, OCA DBP/USPS-17 OCA DBP/USPS-18 OCA DBP/USPS-19 OCA, PRC DBP/USPS-20 OCA DBP/USPS-21 NAA, OCA DBP/USPS-22 OCA DBP/USPS-23 OCA DBP/USPS-25 OCA DBP/USPS-26 OCA, UPS DBP/USPS-27 OCA DBP/USPS-28 OCA DBP/USPS-29 OCA DBP/USPS-30 OCA DBP/USPS-31 OCA DBP/USPS-33 OCA DBP/USPS-34 OCA DBP/USPS-35 OCA DBP/USPS-36 OCA DBP/USPS-37 OCA DBP/USPS-38 OCA DBP/USPS-39 OCA DBP/USPS-40 NAA, OCA DBP/USPS-41 NAA, OCA DBP/USPS-42 NAA, OCA DBP/USPS-43 OCA DBP/USPS-44 OCA DBP/USPS-45 OCA DBP/USPS-46 OCA DBP/USPS-47 OCA DBP/USPS-48 OCA DBP/USPS-49 OCA DBP/USPS-50 OCA 5414 Interro,qatory Desi,qnatin.q Parties DBP/USPS-51 OCA DBP/USPS-52 OCA DBP/USPS-53 OCA DBP/USPS-54 OCA DBP/USPS-55 OCA DBP/USPS-56 OCA DBP/USPS-57 OCA DBP/USPS-58 OCA DBP/USPS-59 OCA DBP/USPS-60 OCA DBP/USPS-61 OCA DBP/USPS-63 OCA DBP/USPS-64 OCA DBP/USPS-66 OCA DBP/USPS-67 OCA DBP/USPS-68 OCA DBP/USPS-69 OCA DBP/USPS-70 OCA DBP/USPS-71 OCA DBP/USPS-72 OCA DBP/USPS-73 OCA DBP/USPS-74 OCA DBP/USPS-75 OCA DBP/USPS-76 OCA DBP/USPS-77 OCA DBP/USPS-78 OCA DBP/USPS-81 OCA DBP/USPS-82 OCA DBP/USPS-83 OCA DBP/USPS-84 OCA DBP/USPS-85 OCA DBP/USPS-86 OCA DBP/USPS-87 OCA DBP/USPS-88 OCA DBP/USPS-89 OCA DBP/USPS-90 OCA 5415 Interroqatory Desi.qnatin.q Parties DBP/USPS-91a OCA DBP/USPS-91b OCA DBP/USPS-91c OCA DBP/USPS-91d OCA DBP/USPS-92 OCA DBP/USPS-93 OCA DBP/USPS-95 OCA DBP/USPS-96 OCA DBP/USPS-97 OCA DBP/USPS-98 OCA DBP/USPS-99 OCA DBP/USPS-100 OCA DBP/USPSo101 OCA DBP/USPS-102 OCA DBP/USPS-103 OCA, PRC DBP/USPS-104 OCA ¯ DBP/USPS-105 OCA DBP/USPS-106 OCA DBP/USPS-107 OCA DBP/USPS-108 OCA DBP/USPS-109 OCA DBP;USPS-114 OCA DBP/USPS-121 OCA DBP:’USPS-122 APWU, OCA DBP/USPS-124 OCA, PRC DBP/USPS-125 OCA DBP/USPS-126 OCA DBP/USPS-127 OCA DBP/USPS-128 OCA DBP/USPS-129 OCA DBP/USPS-130 OCA DBP/USPS-131 OCA DBP/USPS-132 OCA DBP/USPS-133 OCA DBP/USPS-135 OCA DBP/USPS-136 OCA 5416 Interrogatory Desi.qnatin.q Parties DBP/USPS-137 OCA DBP/USPS-138 OCA DBP/USPS-139 OCA DBP/USPS-141 OCA, PRC DBP/USPS-142 OCA DBP/USPS-143 OCA DBP/USPS-144 OCA DBP/USPS-145 OCA DBP/USPS-146 OCA DBP/USPS-147 OCA DBP/USPS-148 OCA DBP/USPS-149 OCA DBP/USPS-150 OCA D B P/U SPS- 151 a OCA DBP/USPS-151b OCA DBP/USPS-152 OCA DBP/USPS-153 OCA DBP/USPS-154 OCA DBP/USPS-155 OCA DBP/USPS-156 OCA DBP/USPS-158 OCA DBP/USPS-159 OCA DBP/USPS-160 OCA DBP/USPS-161 OCA DBP/USPS-162 OCA DBP/USPS-163 OCA DBP/USPS-164 OCA DBP/USPS-165 OCA DBP/USPS-166 OCA DBP/USPS-167 OCA DBP/USPS-168 OCA DBP/USPS-169 OCA DBP/USPS-170 OCA DBP/USPS-171 OCA DBP/USPS-172 OCA DBP/USPS-173 OCA 5417 Interro,qatory Desi.qnatin.q Parties DBP/USPS-174 OCA DBP/USPS-175 OCA DBP/USPS-176 OCA DBP/USPS-177 NAA, OCA DBP/USPS-178 NAA, OCA DBP/USPS-179 OCA DBP/USPS-180 OCA DBP/USPS-181 OCA DBP/USPS-182 OCA DBP/USPS-183 OCA DBP/USPS-184 OCA DBP/USPS-185 OCA DBP/USPS-186 OCA DBP/USPS-187 OCA DBP/USPS-188 OCA DBP/USPS-189 OCA DBP/USPS-190 OCA DBP/USPS-191 OCA DBP/USPS-192 OCA DBP/USPS-193 OCA DBP/USPS-194 OCA DBP/USPS-195 OCA DBP/USPS-196 OCA DBP/USPS-197 OCA DBP/USPS-198 OCA DBP/USPS-199 OCA DBP/USPS-200 OCA DBP/USPS-201 OCA DBP/USPS-202 OCA DBP/USPS-203 OCA DBP/USPS-204 OCA DBP/USPS-205 OCA DBP/USPS-206 OCA DBP/USPS-207 OCA DBP/USPS-208 OCA DBP/USPS-209 OCA 5418 I nterro.qatory Designatin.q Parties DBP/USPS-210 OCA DBP/USPS-211 OCA DBP/USPS-212 OCA DBP/USPS-213 OCA DBP/USPS-214 OCA DBP/USPS-215 OCA DBP/USPS-216 OCA DBP/USPS-217 OCA DBP/USPS-218 OCA DBP/USPS-219 OCA DBP/USPS-220 OCA DBP/USPS-221 OCA DBP/USPS-222 OCA DBP/USPS-223 OCA, UPS DBP/USPS-224 OCA DBP/USPS-225 OCA DBP/USPS-226 OCA DBP/USPS-227 OCA DBP/USPS-228 OCA DBP/USPS-229
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